Engine-canopy for motor-vehicles.



F. W. PRESTON.

Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

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COLUMBIA Pl -ANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON- D. c.

ENGINECANOPY FOR Moron-VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

. Application filed October 21, 1915. Serial No. 57,163.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK W. PRESTON,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Houston, in the county ofHarris and State with the spark plugs of the engine or other parts ofthe mechanism thereof.

' The invention has as a further object to provide a. device of thischaracter which may be applied to any conventional type of aut0- mobilewithout the necessity of structural change therein and which, when inposition, will not interfere with free access to the engine. And a stillfurther object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich will be cheap and which may thus be manufactured and placeduponthe market at reasonable cost.

Other and incidental objects will appear as the description proceeds andin the drawings wherein I have illustrated the preferred embodiment ofthe invention and wherein similar reference characters designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, Figure 1 is alongitudinal sectional view showing my improved canopy ar ranged withinthe hood of a conventional type of motor vehicle, Fig. 2 is aperspective view showing the canopy detached, Fig. 3 is a fragmentaryperspective view particularly showing one of the attaching springs forthe canopy, and Fig. 4 is a similar view showing a slight modificationof the invention.

For convenience, I have shown my improved canopy in connection with aconventional type of motor vehicle including a dash 10 which is providedwith a hood flange 11. The radiator is indicated at 12 and, as usual,this radiator is provided with vertically arranged waste-pipeslid-disposed adjacent the inner face ofthe radiator and contiguous toopposite sides thereof. Extending inwardly from the radiator, is aflange 14 adapted to coact with the flange 11 in receiving the hood 15.Connecting the upper end of the radiator with the dash, is the usualhorizontally arranged brace rod or connecting rod 16.

Coming now more particularly to the subject of the present invention, Iprovide a canopy which includes a body portion 17 preferably formed froman oblong piece of fabric such as canvas or duck although, as will beunderstood, any other suitable material may be employed. Thelongitudinal margins of the body portion 17 are each overlapped toprovide a reinforcing hem 18 preferably secured by a single line ofstitching. At its inner end, the body portion is overlapped to provide atransversely extending reinforcing hem 19 also preferably secured by asingle line of stitching and arranged in the said hem is a series oftransversely spaced eyelets 20'.

Arranged in the forward extremities of the hems 18 are eyelets 21 andfreely engaging in the said eyelets are yieldable attaching members orhooks/22. Each of these hooks is preferably formed from a single lengthof suitable resilient wire coiled inter mediate its ends into the formof a helical spring, with the ends of the said wire bent to define, onea loop 23 engaging in one of the eyelets 21 with its free end disposedwithin the spring as more particularly shown in Fig. 3, and the other todefine a terminal hook 24. By this construction, the members 22 may,should necessity arise, be readily detached from the body portion.

In Fig. 1 of the drawings, I have shown the manner in which my improvedcanopy is arranged within the hood 15 and in Fig. 2, thefcanopy is shownin the form it would take when so mounted within the hood.

dash. The books 24 of the attaching members 22 are then engaged with thewastepipes 18 at opposite sides of the radiator 12 and, as will beobserved, the said attaching members are adapted to stretch the bodyportion 1? of the;canopy overj the rod 16 With "the sidemarginsofthebody portion;

sloping outwardly in opposite directions over the engine, conventionallyshown at 26:

It Will therefore be seen that my improved device wvill provide an"etficient-protection for the engine'adapted to prevent rain 0I moistureenteringthrongh the hood 15- from" dripping upon the engine garfindingits vay to the spark plugs or other parts of the mechanism of theengineq The advantages of the"construction Will therefore be at onceapparent, anchit Will be noted that hen inposition the canopy Will beentirelyccncealed by the hood 115, :Furtherrnore, in

wil l fi i i 6 canopy will tend to retain heat generated by the engineithin the hood. It

will, of; conrse,. ,be understood, that the de-- liq ima the-mad ,anydesired Size to ui the cond t ons-of,dlfi erent tvpes of motor vehicles;and ar-'ticular attention is directed of the dfratvings, I have shovvn aslight modification which 7 relates more partic larly t0 ,the attachingmembers for the Lethe simplicity of the ccnstructionand the a ta hatmaybeepp d m ny Convent-i onal type of notor vehiclewithout the,

necessity ,of structural change therein.

bodyportion of the hood. In this modification, the'attaching. memberseach include a length of elastic 2 7 having. its inner end to a cr -e min tio iw a I, {claim and 'de I re to securebyLettcrs P-at- 1 w d 1ve hei ise ecu to 'b dy p tion, 17 and. provided at its outer end ith aghookfls the h ooksio fthe attaching niembe et ine adap -t9 ng h st -p pi 13 in: a manner 'vvhlch, in vie of thehpre vioi s: description; ,Willatconce be clear.

Sincethis modified form of the invention is etlierw e dent c l. n; o stuc n w t preferredg'form thereof, it will not be fur- Havingathiis 11;{the chin, inati'on walla otor vehicle.

7, a radiator provided with WatQTpipejs and "a rod connectingthe; radi a9 W 1 h id is if an; en i c nopy 1..

i to depend oiitxvardly 'infopposite directions nected to the dash andthe said pipes and engaging over sa'id rod;

2. rg devi'ce of the character described incliidingabody portion, andattaching memberscarried byfthe bocly iportion, the body portionbeingadapted to engage over the 55 radiator brace -rodof a IHOiJOIVQhlClG tobe connected to the vehicle dash with the said attaching 'iiieinbersoperatively connected to .the radlator.

cluding a body portion, andyieldable ate t ck ng mem e c i by the o"P917;

r th De P t on e n a tedt e age w re the ad t rgbmce r d liar-m 4 Adevice (stei; character described ini l to be c inee edit t h vl i le.da

Wit t said. a tachin n mb wr reti e y. connected to theg' radiator forsupporting the sides of the body portion to depend gout- \vardlyopposite directionsov er, the Nellii. A device. ofthe characterdescribed; eluding ga bodyportion, and .yieldable zite ne me bers e indy t e b d g P l? tion at opposite s ides thereoflthe body por tion.being adapted :to, engage over the radia 7;;

br ce ro of mo o vv c w th o e end thereof connected to thel vehicl edash an ith he e rl t ae n m m er- 1 tively connected tothe: radiatorfor" stretchr;

ide therevzt d pe din u wardl 01 PQSit dir ons Ov r, he hi e gi ea 5.device of theicharacter describedin; iid ee' fi lXibl dy were; a d tta nh body p r't i n ne d ially iv fli t e" ingr -inelnb ers carried byuoneextremityfof 8:5

the: body'portion at opposite sides thereof and prbviddflwi Qk t e ody pm;

being a dabted to engag -9W the-radiator:

bracerod ofa motor vehicle rv vith its exam ity opposite to saidattaching inembers con,-- 99;;

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